Near the Appalachian Trail, hovering in the hills above the circus that is Gatlinburg, Tennessee is the Arrowmont art and craft school. This is where I learned the Japanese art of Shibouri. Shibouri is a type of resist dyeing in which bindings, stitches, folds, twists, or compressions of cloth are used to create a pattern or design during the dye process.

The items shown are 12” X 72” hemmed habotai silk panels that can be used as scarves, runners, wall hangings, belts, purse ties…